Explore the Family Name Health

The meaning of Health

1. Altered form of English and Scottish Heath. 2. English and Scottish: perhaps a nickname from the vocabulary word health. — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau for this surname in the year 2000 is 105.

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How common is the last name Health in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Health" ranked 132,259 in terms of popularity in the year 2000, with a count of 118 individuals bearing this name across the United States. The proportion per 100,000 was 0.04. However, the data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons and is therefore not available. It's important to note that changes in the popularity of this surname between the two census years cannot be determined due to lack of data.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#132,259	#0	0%
Count	118	0	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Health

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname "Health" in 2000 reveals a diversity within those holding this name. According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, individuals of White ethnic identity represented 59.32% of the bearers of this surname. Black individuals made up 31.36%, while American Indian and Alaskan Natives constituted 6.78%. The Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic communities had no recorded instance of the surname "Health." There were also no reports of people identifying with two or more races bearing this surname. Unfortunately, the data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy concerns, making it impossible to track changes in the ethnic distribution of this surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
White	59.32%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	31.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.78%	0%	0%